Save money with the areas’ most popular excursions included called ‘Discovery packages’. Discovery packages give travellers the opportunity to sit back and let someone else do the hard work while they focus on exploring the region. Choose from a variety of hotels as your base and enjoy an array of excursions, with flights and transfers included.

For example, the Flavours of Italy Discovery package includes a wine tour to taste the famous wines of the region and sample some of the local food specialties. The starting price is from £579 per person at the Hotel Castell in Limone with half-board, departure 14 May 2016.

Explore fairy-tale Europe with the Alpbach Discovery package which includes a visit of the fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein, the influence for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle; Oberammergau, home of the decennial Passion Plays; the capital of Tirol, Innsbruck to visit the Hofburg and see the Golden Roof with over 2000 golden tiles. The starting price is from £699 per person at the Hotel Alphof in Alpbach, departure 10 September 2016.

Available at selected hotels, we’ll invite you for snacks by the pool or drinks at the bar: look out for the offer of a hotel credit worth up to €100.

Durations for holidays can be 3 or 4 nights, one week, 10 or 11 nights, or even two weeks. And when one place isn’t enough, try a two-resort or even two-country holiday. For Switzerland, customers will not only have the flexibility of travelling when it suits them but also the opportunity to pick the best priced flights with any day arrivals.

Thomson Premium features selected accommodation in picturesque locations with high standard of service, excellent facilities and fine food. Complimentary access to airport lounges in the UK as well as extra luggage allowance on Thomson Airways is also included.

Holiday prices start from £349 per person (based on five sharing) for a week self catering accommodation at the three-star Doria Apartments in Garda on Lake Garda, Italy, departure 7 May 2016 including return flights from Gatwick and transfers.

** Offer: £30 off per person on all Discovery packages (book by 12 November 2015)